camphoraceous
/kam-fer/US // ˈkæm fər //UK // (ˈkæmfə) //
樟树味,樟树色,樟树色的,樟树味的
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Chemistry, Pharmacology.
- : a whitish, translucent, crystalline, pleasant-odored terpene ketone, C10H16O, obtained from the camphor tree, used chiefly in the manufacture of celluloid and in medicine as a counter-irritant for infections and in the treatment of pain and itching.
- : any substance having medicinal or aromatic characteristics similar to those of camphor.
Examples
They have a camphoraceous odor and bitter, aromatic taste, reminding one of that of Aristolochia Serpentaria.
Bad specimens have a camphoraceous smell and a brownish colour, and lack the pungent taste.
The root is thick, branching and mucilaginous, and has a warm, bitter taste and a camphoraceous odour.
It has a very agreeable aromatic odor, somewhat like camphor, and the taste is described as warm, bitterish and camphoraceous.
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